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Wizz Air will cease Vienna base operation by March 2026

Wizz Air, the Hungarian budget airline, announced on Wednesday that it will stop its base operations at Vienna by March 2026. This follows a strategic assessment.

In a press release, Mauro Penda, the Managing Director, said that "the airport cost base, taxes, and ground handling service have all increased significantly since we launched, making it unsustainable to continue operations."

On October 26, 2025 the airline will remove two aircraft from service and two routes - Bilbao to London Gatwick and then three aircrafts and routes - in March 2026.

The budget airline announced in July that it would close its Abu Dhabi base launched six years earlier, which is losing money, and shift its focus to other destinations.

Eastern Europe generates two-thirds its business, as does Central Europe.

In July, the company said it would be back to full capacity by September in Israel.

(source: Reuters)